Background
Ferguson, Alexander Hugh was born on February 27, 1853 in Ontario Company, Ontario, Canada. Son of Alexander and Annie (McFadyen) Ferguson.
Ferguson, Alexander Hugh was born on February 27, 1853 in Ontario Company, Ontario, Canada. Son of Alexander and Annie (McFadyen) Ferguson.
Educated Rockwood Academy and Manitoba College. Honor graduate, Bachelor of Medicine, Medical College of Trinity University, Toronto, 1881, later in same year an honor graduate, Doctor of Medicine Certificated Master Visited American hospitals, 1881, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Berlin hospitals, 1889.
Was student at Koch’s laboratory, Berlin.
Practiced at Winnipeg, Canada, 1882-1894. Founded Manitoba Medical College, in which was 3 years professor of physiology and histology, and professor surgery, 1886-1894. Was member general staff of Winnipeg General Hospital.
Surgeon-in-chief Saint Boniface Hospital and chief operator at Brandon and Mordon hospitals, Manitoba.
Member Provincial Board of Health. Professor clinical surgery, College Physicians and Surgical, Chicago, since 1900.
Professor surgery, Chicago Post-Graduate Medical school and Hospital, since 1894. Surgeon to Post-Graduate Hospital.
Surgeon-in-chief to the Chicago Hospital.
Surgeon to Cook Company Hospital for the Insane.
Fellow American Surgical Association, Chicago Academy Medicine, American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association, Western Surgical and Gynecological Society (president), Royal Geography Society, et cetera Mason. Commander Order of Christ of Portugal.
Married Sarah Jane Thomas, of Nassagaweya, Ontario, Canada, April.